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Philibert Louis Debucourt
Estimate
400 - 600 GBP
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Description
- Philibert Louis Debucourt
- Napoleon I
- engraving, 1809
- 58 by 45cm., 22¾ by 17¾in.
together with Revue du Quintidi (Napoleon Bonaparte), after Louis-Léopold Boilly, coloured engraving by Jean Duplessis-Bertaux and a companion portrait, Jean-Jacques Régis de Cambacérès after Louis Benjamin Marie Devouge, coloured engraving by Levachez
Provenance
Gilbert Lévy, Paris
Literature
Rhoda Koenig, ‘Top Dog’, The World of Interiors, December 1996, illustrated p.77.
Condition
NAPOLEON
The sheet has discoloured. There is a tear along the upper right edge, approximately 2cm long, and two pin-size holes by the centre of each vertical edge. Some signs of foxing and staining.
Held in a gilt gesso frame, early 19th Century; unexamined out of frame.
AQUATINTS
Some signs of foxing about the edges and a small loss to the centre of the upper edge of the portrait of Napoleon. Slightly discoloured.
Held in gesso plaster frames under glass; unexamined out of frame.
Aquatint measurements: one 42.5 by 28cm., the other 38.5 by 26cm.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The two coloured engravings are stamped Bilbliotheca Lindesiana, from the collection of James Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford.